Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-09-02
MERE MENTION.

/ Yesterday was the first day of Fall.
The Sisters school re-opened last
Monday.
4 delightful shower of rain fell this
morning.
The barber of the year has begun
his work.
Provident people ore filling their
woodsheds.
The shingle-mill resumed operations
last Monday.
Mr.. L. Bettman has returned from
the Bay City.
Two more days of grace for the
school children.
Fred Holmes is in town, this week
smiling as usual.
City warrants now command one
per cent. premium.
Mr.. Stork's little boy, Victor, is
seriously Ill WIN FEVER.
The Columbia House has been re-
opened by VIM. Littlejohn.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Whitney left for
Seattle last Tuesday morning.
Mr.. C. B. Bagley, of the Seattle
Press, was in the city this week.
Mr.. Kaufman returned last evening
from his visit to San Francisco.
Herbert F. Beecher was registered
at the Carlton House last Monday.
The month is propitious, and oysters
are again in high glee over the event.
Thomas H. Cavanaugh is still kill
ing time in and about Spokane Falls.
Cold, foggy mornings and pleasant
afternoons is now the weather pro-
gramme.
DR.. Riley has been employed as
physiciah-in-charge of the st. Peters
Hospital.
Moonlight on circus night, so John
and Jemima will have pleasant walk
to Maple park.
Cinnamon have taken possession OF
the premises adjoining the Captain
Blinn building.
A large boom Of logs is now being
filled, on the Eastside, for the Blakely
Mill Company.
A large scow-load of Fox Island
drain thing was discharged at Ellis
dock, yesterday.
1900 pound fre-bell has been Or
dered from Baltimore, for the use OF
our Department..
Slowly and sadly the campers are
seeking home accommodations, wiser
and better people.
The Institute, the public schools
and Miss O'Neil's private school re-
open next Monday.
The span over Eastside bridge has
been covered with new planking on
the diagonal principal.
Mr.. Joel Pendle is a guest at the
Carlton House, Mailing all the way
from London, England.
Young America thinks it is an i'm
position that school should begin just
as the circus heaves in sight.
Five more patients have been adj
mitted to the new hospital the past
week, making total of twelve.
Mr.. Frank Dixon, the new principal
lot the district school arrived few
evenings ago, from North Carolina.
Students are coming in from all d.
rections to be in readiness for the
new term of the Collegiate Institute.
Mr.. Dolan has several elegantly
furnished rooms to let in his brick
building, for long terms or by the
day.
Another saloon is to be started in
the building lately occupied as a res
taurant south of the Schooner Beer
Hall.
Mr.. Ford will sell varied lot of
furniture and other goods, at his stand
on Main street, on Saturday, the 9th
inst.
Mr.. Abbott's fruit display is a
"thing of beauty and joy forever"
to the thong who pass daily BY his
place Of business.
The grade on Ayers hill is COM
pleted until the Fall rains have settled
the filing, when another layer of
gravel will be added.
The last rose Of Summer may reason
ably be plucked, to-day. But then
we have Fall roses and Winter roses
in this delectable climate.
Jack Morrison had his left leg in
jured by the recoil of broken chain at
tached to q fall line, while at work in
. Willey's camp, last Monday.
The gas company have been re-
pairing their mains, this week, stop
ping leaks, ETC., and putting many
things in order for the coming Win
Atr.
Mr.. Aaron Hartsock and wife are
expecting to leave next Tuesday or
Wednesday on q two months visit
among relatives and friends in Iowa